Pictures of some family members who served in uniform.
Orin Edward Taylor
Orin is my only relative (that I know of) who died in service to our country, so he gets the top spot in this Veterans Day post. He enlisted at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas on April 1, 1941, was a 1st Lt. with Company E of the 4th Ranger Battalion and died at 24 on January 31, 1944 in Anzio, Italy during WW II. [1st Cousin, once removed]
1926-2000
WW II – US Navy 1944-1946
[Father]
Joseph Lee McCauley
1913-1985
WW II – US Army and US Navy
[Uncle]
John William McCauley, Jr.
1921-1992
WW II – US Navy
[Uncle]
J W Dukes
1923-2001
WW II – US Navy
[1st Cousin]
Marvin Ray Dukes
1927-1971
WW II – US Navy
[1st Cousin]
Jason Gordon Lucas, Jr. (on right, my Dad on left)
1926-2007
WW II – US Navy
[1st Cousin]
Elmer Dennis Hopkins (on left, person on right unknown)
1894-1980
Pre-WW I – US Army 1911-1914
WW I – US Army 1918-1919
[Maternal Grandfather]
John Covey Hopkins
1886-1969
WW I – Career US Army 1905-1935
[Great Uncle]
Howard Doctor “Doc” Hopkins
1900-1988
WW I – US Army
Post WW I – US Navy
[Great Uncle]
1902-1963
Post WW I – US Marines 1921-1924
[Great Uncle]
Jimmy, Elvie and Perry Hankins
in France during WW I
[Great Uncles]
James Bailey Hankins
1901-1974
WW I – US Army 1917-1919
Albert Elvie Hankins
1882-1859
WW I – US Army
William Perry Hankins
1898-1922
WW I – US Army 1916-1920
The Scrappy Genealogist says
Linda, Your family’s military lineage is impressive. I particularly love the pre-WWI photo of the boys with their ‘toys’. Do you think they were proud of those swords? Jen
I think they rode horses with those things! My grandfather was in the cavalry. Did you notice the gun hanging from the sword handles?
Wow – how wonderful that you have all of those photos! What a great family legacy to know that you had so many willing to give so much for all of us. Thanks for sharing – Stephanie
Linda, what a great collection of dapper young gentlemen with a long legacy of service. What ship did your Dad serve on in WWII?
Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos. They are all so young and so handsome. These are treasures.
Shelly – I don’t have his complete service record. There’s a missing chunk of time so probably a missing ship name. The names I have are SS Liberty Glo, SS Samuel De Champlain and SS Edward D. Baker. Champlain and Baker were armed merchant ships.
What a family history and what handsome men! I always did love a man in uniform! Thanks for sharing and Happy Veterans Day a little late